2020-2021学年江苏省扬州市仪征二中高一（下）月考英语试卷（5月份）ACanada：off the beaten track - three to see Rocky MountainsThe Rockies run along the Alberta-British Columbia border and are inside two huge national parks - Banff to the south and Jasper to the north.Banff was Canada's first wildlife reserve and these days the town of Banff is the most popular tourist destination in the country.But Jasper National Park is larger,wilder,and less well-explored.Between the parks of Banff and Jasper is the Columbia Icefield,a huge bowl of ice made up of about thirty glaciers.If you don't like ice,the Rockies offer wildlife walks,swimming,camping,hiking,canoeing,mountain climbing,and plenty of places to stay.Accommodation costs（住宿费）are usually lower at the Jasper end of this superb mountain playground.LunenburgLunenburg is south from Halifax,along a foggy coast of rocky seas,fishing villages,and historic towns.It is a beautiful little shipbuilding town and a UNESCO World Heritage site.Fishing has always been big in Lunenburg：most of Atlantic Canada's deep-sea fishing boats leave from here,and North America's biggest fish-processing factory is located in the town.Lunenburg still has many wooden buildings and as a result feels like an 18th century British colonial（殖民时期的）town.You can visit the town's Fisheries Museum or just wander around,looking at the wooden houses in the old streets - and of course have a dinner of seafood.ChurchillOne of the few places in the north that is "easy" to get to,Churchill is a 1.5-day train journey from Winnipeg.Churchill is a major port,but eco-tourism is becoming more and more important.Although it is freezing,many visitors come to see the polar bears,whales,Arctic foxes,and if they are lucky,the Northern Lights.Churchill calls itself the "Polar Bear Capital of the World"，and for a good reason：the town sits right in the middle of the animals' migration route,and the cute but deadly white bears sometimes wander into the town.Tours to see the bears from September to November are the most popular attraction.1.Which of the following was Canada's first wildlife reserve？______A. Banff.B. Jasper.C. Halifax.D. Winnipeg.2.What do we know about Lunenburg's fish-processing factory？______A. It is now a museum.B. It is a wooden building.C. It was built in the 18th century.D. It is the largest in North America.3.What do most visitors to Churchill want to see？______A. Whales.B. Polar bears.C. Arctic foxes.D. The Northern Light.BIt was a day I'd been waiting for.I had seen a few lift-offs（升空）on vision before,but this one was special.It was Apollo 11.The astronauts were headed for the Moon,just to orbit,as Apollo 8 and Apollo 10 had done a few months earlier.This time,people would actually walk on it!I had a hard time getting through the next three days until Apollo 11 reached the Moon.I was glued to the television.Finally,Sunday morning arrived.After eating dinner,my family gathered in the living room.Our new television offered the best picture of the upcoming events.Luckily,I had read many books on space flight.I was familiar with the technical phrases,being discussed between Mission Control Center and the astronauts.Then,we heard the countdown to the undocking（出舱）of the Eagle,the Lunar Module （LM），from the Columbia,the Command and Service Module.None of us paid much attention to the background chatter.If we had,we would have realized that the descent（降落）was not going well.A loud master alarm kept sounding inside the LM.If it continued,the astronauts would have to stop the descent.But in our excitement,we didn't realize what was happening.Then we saw that the astronauts had reached the Moon.We all gave a loud cheer when Armstrong said his famous words as the LM touched down："Houston,Tranquility Base here.The Eagle has landed."Even though I was only eight years old,I sensed the importance of that moment.Looking back at it,I feel a little sad that there has been nothing quite like that since.But we have our sight set on Mars now.To get to Mars,we will need to visit the Moon again.That excites me.I'd love to see another moonwalk.I hope that kids will watch,as I did,the images（影像）of humans on another planet.Perhaps the next moonwalkers will change the lives of those viewers,as Armstrong and Aldrin changed my life 50 years ago.4.What can we learn about the author when he was young？______A. He liked watching TVB. He was crazy about reading.C. He wanted to be an astronaut.D. He was interested in space flight.5.Why did the author ignore the background chatter？______A. He didn't know the technical phrases.B. He paid his attention to the alarm.C. He was too excited.D. He was too young.6.What would be the best title for the text？______A. A magical moment.B. A happy childhood.C. A return to the Moon.D. A goal of visiting Mars.CCooperation at work is generally seen as a good thing.The latest survey by the Financial Times of what employers want from MBA graduates found that the ability to work with a wide variety of people was what managers wanted most.But managers always have to balance the benefits of teamwork,which help ensure that everyone is working towards the same goal,with the dangers of "groupthink" when critics are reluctant to point out a plan's drawbacks for fear of being kept out of the group.The disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961 was a classic case of groupthink.Skeptics were reluctant to challenge John F.Kennedy,the newly elected American president.Modern communication methods mean that cooperation is more frequent.Workers are constantly in touch with each other via e-mail messaging groups or mobile calls.But does that improve,or lower performance？A new study by three American academics,tried to answer this question.They set a logical problem （designing the shortest route for a travelling salesman visiting various cities）.Three groups were involved：one where subjects acted independently；another where they saw the solutions posted by team members at every stage；and a third where they were kept informed of each other's views only intermittently.The survey found that members of the individualist group reached the premier（最先的）solution more often than the constant cooperators but had a poorer average result. The intermittent cooperators found the right result as often as the individualists,and got a better average solution.When it comes to ideal generation,giving people a bit of space to a solutionseems to be a good idea.Occasional cooperation can be a big help：most people have benefited from a colleague's brainwave or （just as often）wise advice to avoid a particular course of action.Further clues come from a book,Superminds,by Thomas Malone of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.He says that three factors determine the collective intelligence of cooperating groups：social intelligence （how good people were at rating the emotional states of others）；the extent to which members took part equally in conversation （the more equal,the better）；and the cooperation of women in the group（the higher,the better）.Groups ranked highly in these areas cooperated far better than others.In short,cooperation may be a useful tool but it doesn't work in every situation.7.The author cites the example of The Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in paragraph 1 to______ .A. prove that team players are skilled at communicationB. show that teamwork cannot always be beneficialC. prove that critics are unwilling to challenge anybodyD. show the danger of groupthink is not very serious8.The underlined phrase "the intermittent cooperators" in paragraph 3 refers to ______ .A. those who do not cooperate but reach the best solutionB. those who are seldom informed of other's viewsC. those who cooperate with others occasionallyD. the constant cooperators with a poor average result9.Which of the following factors makes a team cooperate better？______A. Group members cooperating all the time.B. Group members in a good emotional state.C. Equal distribution of men and women.D. Equal participation in the communication.10.Which can be the best title of the passage？______A. When Teamwork WorksB. What Teamwork Is AboutC. How Teamwork OperatesD. A Useful Tool：CooperationDIt is that time of the year again.Up and down the country,thousands of students stay in the library,attempting to cram（死记硬背）the information necessary to get through finals.I amone of them - a Cambridge finalist,attempting to deal with the Oxbridge stress in the only way I know：caffeine hits and reclusion（隐遁生活）.Whether you love or hate Oxbridge,the fact that these two universities provide unique learning environments is something of adouble-edged sword.On the one hand,students have access to some of the best education in the world；on the other hand,the pressure that comes with this can prove damaging to them and can't be swept under the carpet for they have to face it eventually.Many Cambridge students find themselves trapped in a pressure of expectation,whether this comes from their supervisors or tutors,their director of studies or even from themselves.The drive towards achievement is either the key to success or to possible serious personal issues,as Mark Phippen,head of the University of Cambridge's Counseling Service said, "There are plenty of perfectionists in Cambridge,but it can work two ways：it can push them to accomplish and to achieve,or it can get out of hand,disabling them."Many students say that they can't handle it any more while working in certain libraries which are filled with other students hard at work.The competition and paranoia（多疑）are more common than what we realize or question：you can feel as if you are being judged for how much time you spend on Facebook or YouTube,or how little time you spend reading.Too many students feel almost frustrated by the pressure to achieve but feel unable to speak about it.As everyone seems to be coping,they must also pretend to cope too.The only thing students have：tutors and supervisors regularly encourage students to avoid extracurricular activities,urging them to focus on their studies to such an extent that many find it hard to handle it.One current Cambridge tutor has been known for checking up on the activities of students involved in extracurricular theatre by searching for them on the website,which details who is involved in certain plays each term - just in case it affects the student's work output.Problems arise when the pressure produces mental health issues.Problems have been brought to attention in articles primarily from Oxford's Cherwell and Cambridge's The Tab.The attention has made the Cambridge University Student Union set up Students Deserve Better - a campaign to handle complaints about supervisors and tutors lacking the ability to provide proper spiritual support. "When I told my supervisor about my problems with anxiety and therefore about my worries surrounding the workload she was suggesting,she said that I would probably feel less anxious once the work was done," a finalist student called Jane said. "It shouldn't be an accepted response in one of the world's best universities.Their responses onlyworsened any feelings I had concerning my final year."Phippen said,"At this point the exams seem like the most important thing in theworld.However,two years down the line you'll realize that the exams you did at university aren't very important at all,as what then becomes more important is what you have done within those two years afterwards.Finalist exams can become depressing for students studying at any university.All you must remember is that you are not alone and you are good enough,and that a few years down the line,your ability to recount the plots of Euripides' nineteen plays will no longer matter.So why worry？"11.The underlined part "be swept under the carpet" in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to "______ ".A. be covered upB. be dealt withC. be given upD. be figured out12.What's Mark Phippen's attitude towards the pressure put on the students at Oxbridge？______A. Critical.B. Doubtful.C. Against.D. Unclear.13.What can we know from Paragraph 4？______A. Extracurricular activities fail to appeal to most students.B. Some tutors and supervisors push their students too hard.C. There is a lack of communication between students and their supervisors.D. Some students don't speak about the pressure because they think they can handle it.14.What Jane said in Paragraph 5 suggests that she ______ .A. didn't get her problems across to her supervisorB. had expected better spiritual guidance from her tutorsC. was dissatisfied with her supervisor's delayed responsesD. was glad that Students Deserve Better was set up to help students like her15.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage？______A. Oxbridge pressure：the key to students' achievementsB. Oxbridge finals：the toughest exams in the countryC. Oxbridge graduates：the strongest competitors in the job marketD. Oxbridge success：the result of teacher-student interactionHappiness begins from appreciation If you are feeling that life cannot be any worse for you,it can be challenging to think positive.When stressed,depressed,upset or otherwise in a negativestate of mind because you are aware that misfortune keeps occurring,it is important to shift those negative thoughts to something positive. (1) .It is often very hard to think positive when so many things are negative,but be sure that someone,somewhere is worse off than you. (2) If you start with one small,positive thing and appreciate it during the course of your day,you will begin to move into a more positive situation and people will start showing up in your life.With appreciation,you will find that over time,you will change your outlook and choose to be happy,regardless of the events around you. (3) Begin and end each day with a "Thank you for this wonderful,glorious day!"When you see the rise of gas prices,say "I am so glad to have a vehicle in which to get around." When your boss is too hard on you,say "I am grateful for my job as I know that many don't have one."If you are having health problems,be grateful for what does work："I really do appreciate it that my eyes see,my ears hear,my mouth tastes,my legs walk,my arms lift and my mind thinks and everything else works."Write down what you're grateful for each day.In moments when you're feeling really down,read loud what you wrote previously. (4) If you practice this regularly,you will find your list getting longer and longer.The key is to move yourself into a positive thought and keep it there long enough to make it a moment of appreciation. (5)A.This will certainly help uplift your spirits.B.If not,you will only attract more misfortune.C.It is of great importance to learn to be grateful.D.The more you appreciate,the happier you'll be.E.You have made some achievements in your career.F.Here are a few common examples for you to practice.G.You can choose to think differently by beginning with the smallest of steps.16. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G17. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G18. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G19. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G20. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. GA 90-year-old driver is providing it's never too late to pursue（追求）your st year,Hershel McGriff became the(21) driver to compete in a NASCAR event when he raced at the Tucson Speedway in his home state of Arizona.McGriff has been(22) since he was a teenager.His first time behind the (23) came when he was just 17 years old after he read an ad in his local newspaper and was drawn to the (24) that comes with driving hundreds of miles per hour around a track,(25) for first place."I borrowed my dad's 1940 Hudson - an ugly car,and I got a couple of guys to help me," McGriff(26) his beginning in the sport. "I didn't do very(27).I think I finished 12th or 13th out of a bunch of cars.That got me started."His first win on the NASCAR circuit（联赛）came when he(28) in Mexico at the age of 22.McGriff went on (29)dozens of races,finally being(30)as one of NASCAR's Greatest Drivers.Heretired from the sport at 74，but he never stopped his love for the track and decided to return to racing for a few special events that have made him famous in his hometown and (31)others to keep pursuing their dreams as well.McGriffs spot in the race was a gift for his 90th birthday from his son and long-time friend,team owner Bill McAnally. "Bill called me up on the phone and said, 'For your 90th birthday,I will furnish the car.All you have to do is(32) it,'" McGriff said. "When he made the(33)I was ready to accept."McGriffs history-making race proves that you can pursue your dreams at any(34) but for this young - at - heart racer,it was just a chance to get behind the wheel and (35) pursuing his passion.21. A. oldest B. fastest C. kindest D. bravest22. A. studying B. racing C. dreaming D. growing23. A. screen B. camera C. seat D. wheel24. A. excitement B. nervousness C. comfort D. honor25. A. waiting B. searching C. preparing D. fighting26. A. looked back on B. looked forward toC. looked up toD. looked down on27. A. seriously B. carefully C. well D. soon28. A. relaxed B. performed C. competed D. traveled29. A. organizing B. winning C. entering D. losing30. A. remembered B. introduced C. employed D. named31. A. inspired B. required C. allowed D. forced32. A. repair B. buy C. drive D. decorate33. A. change B. offer C. comment D. design34. A. cost B. speed C. place D. age35. A. finish B. consider C. continue D. imagine36.The Internet enables people______ beyond their villages and get in touch with the outsideworld. （reach）37.Just Dance is a website______ all dance lovers （属于）.38.______the Internet,I started writing my article. （search）39.I stepped into the road and a car______，nearly knocking me off my feet. （飞驰）40.The trials on patients were likely ______ （postpone）because they did not havesufficient safety data.41.When they failed to produce any______（有希望的）results,Tu______（查阅）the ancientbooks of traditional Chinese medicine again.42.Tu Youyou has become the first female scientist of the People's Republic ofChina______a Nobel Prize.（receive）43.You can ______ food ______ to you using food delivery apps and sites.44.When you wish to go on holiday,you can make all your travel______ just in front of thecomputer.45.Gone ______（be）the days of searching shop after shop for the perfect pair of boots.46.No wonder the internet has now become the first place______ the majority of people turnto for information.47.Eyes no longer ______ （fix）on our phones, we had a chance to really enjoy each other'scompany.48.She collected over 2000 traditional Chinese medical______ for malaria treatment（配方）.49.It was hard to produce enough qinghao extract for large trials because research resourceswere______（limit）.50.Perhaps the next generation of scientists will indeed discover more medicines ______（benefit）to global health care.51.Father of hybrid rice' Yuan Longping (1) （pass）away at 13：07 pm in Changsha ofHunan province,Xinhua reported (2) Saturday.Yuan Longping（1930-2021）was a pioneer for all people.Although he was one of China's most famous (3) （science），YuanLongping considered (4) （he）a farmer.Indeed,his sunburnt face and arms and his slim,strong body were just like those of millions of Chinese farmers,for whom he had struggled for decades.Dr Yuan Longping developed super hybrid rice.In 1974，he became(5) first agricultural pioneer in the world (6) （grow）rice with a high output.Now morethan 60% of the rice (7) （produce）in China each year is from this hybrid strain.In 1949，Yuan applied for Southwest Agricultural College and began his special (8) （connect）with rice-a staple food of the Chinese people that would become the focus of his lifelong research career.Now the focus of Yuan's hybrid rice project (9) （change）from increasing output to green and sustainable development (10) is strong and tall enough.The second dream is that the whole world can plant the rice he developed and all the people in the world are not hungry.Let's remember the great man.52.在某种程度上，我们能随时了解全世界的知识。
